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The Diamond Drill
Crystal Falls, MI
April 23, 1910


                         A SHOCKING TRAGEDY
                         
               Negaunee Man Blows Self, Wife and Child  
                           Into Eternity
                           
              About 4:30 o'clock Saturday morning there were
            two explosions of dynamite in the rooms of a house
            in the Negaunee mine field occupied by a Finnish
            family. Three of the four members of the family -
            husband, wife and little boy about six years old -
            were killed. A little girl about four years old
            escaped.
              The triple tragedy is similar to that of the
            HYTONEN family, at Ishpeming, the latter part of
            January.
              It is presumed the dynamite was placed under
            the two beds, which were in the same room, by the
            husband and father, FRANK SAARINEN. Coroner PRIN,
            who visited the scene of the tragedy yesterday
            morning, secured a group photograph of the family
            and several letters written in Finnish which he
            had not had translated in English when this paper
            went to press.
              SAARINEN came to this country a few years ago.
            Coroner PRINS says he thinks he worked at the
            Negaunee mine. Mrs. SAARINEN and the two children
            came from Finland only two weeks ago, according
            to information given the coroner. It is supposed
            SAARINEN was despondent.
              The boy slept in the father's bed, while the
            little girl, who escaped death, was in the mother's
            bed.
              Two other families occupied the house, but 
            fortunately none of the members were injured by 
            the dynamite explosions. SAARINEN and family
            occupied rooms at the rear of the house on the
            first floor. The rooms were in neat condition
            and comfortably furnished. The members of the
            family seemed to be fairly well supplied with
            articles of wearing apparel.
            
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